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all
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From this reading "That can be fixed all right," said the mate in response to the question of the boys.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
ashore
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From this reading Neither of the boys, however, heard his words as they both climbed into the skiff, which Grant had rowed ashore.
asked
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From this reading "Where were you, fellows?" he asked as he grasped the oars and headed the little boat once more for the _Gadabout_.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That can be fixed all right," said the mate in response to the question of the boys.
beautiful
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From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
boat
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From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Neither of the boys, however, heard his words as they both climbed into the skiff, which Grant had rowed ashore.
boys
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From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "That can be fixed all right," said the mate in response to the question of the boys.
climbed
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From this reading Neither of the boys, however, heard his words as they both climbed into the skiff, which Grant had rowed ashore.
decided
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From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
down
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From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
drawn
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From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
fellows
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From this reading "Where were you, fellows?" he asked as he grasped the oars and headed the little boat once more for the _Gadabout_.
fixed
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From this reading "That can be fixed all right," said the mate in response to the question of the boys.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Where were you, fellows?" he asked as he grasped the oars and headed the little boat once more for the _Gadabout_.
frame's
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From this reading "The frame's all good."
Gadabout
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From this reading "Where were you, fellows?" he asked as he grasped the oars and headed the little boat once more for the _Gadabout_.
good
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From this reading "The frame's all good."
Grant
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From this reading Neither of the boys, however, heard his words as they both climbed into the skiff, which Grant had rowed ashore.
grasped
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From this reading "Where were you, fellows?" he asked as he grasped the oars and headed the little boat once more for the _Gadabout_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where were you, fellows?" he asked as he grasped the oars and headed the little boat once more for the _Gadabout_.
headed
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From this reading "Where were you, fellows?" he asked as he grasped the oars and headed the little boat once more for the _Gadabout_.
heard
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From this reading Neither of the boys, however, heard his words as they both climbed into the skiff, which Grant had rowed ashore.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Neither of the boys, however, heard his words as they both climbed into the skiff, which Grant had rowed ashore.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Neither of the boys, however, heard his words as they both climbed into the skiff, which Grant had rowed ashore.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That can be fixed all right," said the mate in response to the question of the boys.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Neither of the boys, however, heard his words as they both climbed into the skiff, which Grant had rowed ashore.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
land
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From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
leave
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From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
little
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From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
mate
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From this reading "That can be fixed all right," said the mate in response to the question of the boys.
more
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From this reading "Where were you, fellows?" he asked as he grasped the oars and headed the little boat once more for the _Gadabout_.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of the boys, however, heard his words as they both climbed into the skiff, which Grant had rowed ashore.
oars
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From this reading "Where were you, fellows?" he asked as he grasped the oars and headed the little boat once more for the _Gadabout_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That can be fixed all right," said the mate in response to the question of the boys.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
once
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From this reading "Where were you, fellows?" he asked as he grasped the oars and headed the little boat once more for the _Gadabout_.
question
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From this reading "That can be fixed all right," said the mate in response to the question of the boys.
ran
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From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
response
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From this reading "That can be fixed all right," said the mate in response to the question of the boys.
right
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From this reading "That can be fixed all right," said the mate in response to the question of the boys.
rowed
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From this reading Neither of the boys, however, heard his words as they both climbed into the skiff, which Grant had rowed ashore.
said
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From this reading "That can be fixed all right," said the mate in response to the question of the boys.
saw
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From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
shore
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From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
skiff
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From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
up
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From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where were you, fellows?" he asked as he grasped the oars and headed the little boat once more for the _Gadabout_.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where were you, fellows?" he asked as he grasped the oars and headed the little boat once more for the _Gadabout_.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Neither of the boys, however, heard his words as they both climbed into the skiff, which Grant had rowed ashore.
words
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From this reading Neither of the boys, however, heard his words as they both climbed into the skiff, which Grant had rowed ashore.
wrecked
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From this reading It was decided to leave behind them the skiff that had been wrecked and as the boys ran down to the shore they saw that the beautiful little boat had been drawn up on the land.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where were you, fellows?" he asked as he grasped the oars and headed the little boat once more for the _Gadabout_.
